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Safaricom Engineering Summit Pitch

Key Information

Organisation

Safaricom PLC

Status

Open

Application Deadline

15 Oct 2026

Program Type

Competition

About this Program

A technical pitch competition for builders of core digital infrastructure.

Benefits & What You Get

Prizes; recruitment opportunities; tech partnership with Safaricom.

Eligibility

Kenyan tech teams with innovative network or platform solutions.

Startups That Could Apply

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Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Farmerline Ghana Digital tools for Africa's farmers

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

Ampersand Rwanda African electric moto pioneer

Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

Paymob MENA's payment infrastructure

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